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What Happened Today – December 2, 2025

Voice of America headquarters entrance in Washington DC showing art deco relief sculpture and gold VOA sign.

Voice of America headquarters in Washington, where Administrator Kari Lake ordered the closure of six overseas bureaus despite a court order requiring the agency to maintain news operations. (Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0)

I need to tell you something difficult. Four cabinet secretaries targeted Minnesota’s Somali community in 48 hours this week: Treasury, Transportation, Small Business, Agriculture. Then ICE announced 100 agents heading to Minneapolis. This followed the President saying, on camera, “I don’t care. I don’t want them in our country. Their country is no good for … Read more